What is the Top 30 Construction Projects in Cardiff League Table?Â
The Top 30 Construction Projects in Cardiff League Table shows you exactly where the biggest money is moving across the region right now in an easy-to-use interactive table.
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This table is updated quarterly. Last updated: April 2026.
How we determine the top construction projects in Cardiff
This league table includes the top construction projects in Cardiff by total value across all sectors with a start date from six months back to six months forward. Please note that we’ve excluded all masterplans from our league tables and instead focus on individual projects.
St Fagans Road Phase 1 307 Houses is Top Construction Project in Cardiff
According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction project in Cardiff is the St Fagans Road, Phase 1 307 Houses with a value of £63m.
- 2nd place – £55m Llantrisant Road Phase 1 & Parcel 2C – 186 Houses
- 2nd place – £55m The Central Square, Plot 4 & 5 – 528 Apartments & Commercial Space
- 3rd place – £49m Former Michaelston College – Wellbeing Village Mixed Development
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Top 30 Construction Projects in Cardiff 2026 League Table
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Location | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Fagans Road, Phase 1 - 307 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 01/04/2026 | £ 62,760,000 | 12839772 | View project |
| 2 | Llantrisant Road - Phase 1 & Parcel 2C - 186 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 13/05/2026 | £ 55,000,000 | 12851711 | View project |
| 3 | The Central Square, Plot 4 & 5 - 528 Apartments & Commercial Space | Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2026 | £ 55,000,000 | 12617945 | View project |
| 4 | Former Michaelston College - Wellbeing Village Mixed Development | Residential | Cardiff | 27/06/2026 | £ 49,142,500 | 12796417 | View project |
| 5 | 22 Newport Road, Adamsdown - Student Flats & Commercial Space | Residential | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 35,000,000 | 12288192 | View project |
| 6 | Cardiff & Vale College - Barry Waterfront Campus | Education | Cardiff | 01/02/2026 | £ 35,000,000 | 12723905 | View project |
| 7 | Longcross Court - 706 Bedroom Student Accommodation And Commercial Unit | Residential | Cardiff | 28/11/2025 | £ 30,000,000 | 12793057 | View project |
| 8 | Unit 13 First Choice Accident Repair, Ipswich Road - 93MW Battery Energy Storage | Utilities | Cardiff | 01/11/2025 | £ 27,900,000 | 12603110 | View project |
| 9 | Melrose Hall, St Mellons - 85 Bedroom Care Home | Care Residential | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 23,500,000 | 12610482 | View project |
| 10 | Asset House, Penarth Road - 182 Flats And Retail | Residential | Cardiff | 01/05/2026 | £ 20,000,000 | 12825448 | View project |
| 11 | Seren Studios Great Point - 3 Film Studios - Phase 1 | Power & Utility | Cardiff | 01/07/2026 | £ 20,000,000 | 12651502 | View project |
| 12 | St Davids Cardiff Shopping Centre - New City Square Development | Sports | Cardiff | 01/01/2026 | £ 17,000,000 | 12769372 | View project |
| 13 | Moxy Hotel, Central Quay - Phase 2, Plot 1 - 228 Bed Hotel | Hotel & Catering | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 13,944,000 | 12632896 | View project |
| 14 | Parkview Health and Wellbeing Hub | Medical & Healthcare | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 13,000,000 | 12670732 | View project |
| 15 | The Wharf, Schooner Way - Student Accommodation | Residential | Cardiff | 16/08/2026 | £ 12,106,250 | 12802224 | View project |
| 16 | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - Cardiff Old Library | Education | Cardiff | 28/10/2025 | £ 12,000,000 | 12796111 | View project |
| 17 | Cardiff Central Railway Station - Platform Zero | Civil Engineering | Cardiff | 19/08/2026 | £ 10,000,000 | 12841099 | View project |
| 18 | WAPG Life Sciences, Cardiff Edge Business Park - Offices & Laboratory | Industrial | Cardiff | 01/05/2026 | £ 8,959,500 | 12679161 | View project |
| 19 | Gravity Cardiff, Capitol Centre - Entertainment Centre | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 8,959,200 | 12793140 | View project |
| 20 | Grand Arcade, Cathays - Leisure Development | Sports | Cardiff | 01/02/2026 | £ 8,890,000 | 12792020 | View project |
| 21 | Windsor Court, 109-119 Queen Street - Student Accommodation | Residential | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 8,460,000 | 12549865 | View project |
| 22 | Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf - Special Resource Base Building & Cafe | Education | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 7,300,000 | 12789277 | View project |
| 23 | Howells Of Cardiff - Phase 2 & 3 | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 7,200,000 | 12441002 | View project |
| 24 | Plot 1, Cardiff Peninsula - 77 Senior Living Apartments | Care Residential | Cardiff | 04/06/2026 | £ 5,775,000 | 12809420 | View project |
| 25 | St Teilos High School, Llanedeyrn - 53 Houses | Care Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2026 | £ 5,075,000 | 12799588 | View project |
| 26 | Cardiff Market Renovation & Restoration | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/01/2026 | £ 5,000,000 | 12711389 | View project |
| 27 | Great Point Studios, Phase 2 - 1 Film Studio | Utilities | Cardiff | 01/07/2026 | £ 5,000,000 | 12686312 | View project |
| 28 | The New Penn - 11 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 01/03/2026 | £ 4,500,000 | 12749741 | View project |
| 29 | Cardiff West Interchange - Bus Transport Hub & 44 Flats | Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2025 | £ 4,000,000 | 12234013 | View project |
| 30 | Curran Road, Butetown - Events Venue | Leisure | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 3,024,000 | 12694818 | View project |
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Location | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Fagans Road, Phase 1 - 307 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 01/04/2026 | £ 62,760,000 | 12839772 | View project |
| 2 | Llantrisant Road - Phase 1 & Parcel 2C - 186 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 13/05/2026 | £ 55,000,000 | 12851711 | View project |
| 3 | The Central Square, Plot 4 & 5 - 528 Apartments & Commercial Space | Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2026 | £ 55,000,000 | 12617945 | View project |
| 4 | Former Michaelston College - Wellbeing Village Mixed Development | Residential | Cardiff | 27/06/2026 | £ 49,142,500 | 12796417 | View project |
| 5 | 22 Newport Road, Adamsdown - Student Flats & Commercial Space | Residential | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 35,000,000 | 12288192 | View project |
| 6 | Cardiff & Vale College - Barry Waterfront Campus | Education | Cardiff | 01/02/2026 | £ 35,000,000 | 12723905 | View project |
| 7 | Longcross Court - 706 Bedroom Student Accommodation And Commercial Unit | Residential | Cardiff | 28/11/2025 | £ 30,000,000 | 12793057 | View project |
| 8 | Unit 13 First Choice Accident Repair, Ipswich Road - 93MW Battery Energy Storage | Utilities | Cardiff | 01/11/2025 | £ 27,900,000 | 12603110 | View project |
| 9 | Melrose Hall, St Mellons - 85 Bedroom Care Home | Care Residential | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 23,500,000 | 12610482 | View project |
| 10 | Asset House, Penarth Road - 182 Flats And Retail | Residential | Cardiff | 01/05/2026 | £ 20,000,000 | 12825448 | View project |
| 11 | Seren Studios Great Point - 3 Film Studios - Phase 1 | Power & Utility | Cardiff | 01/07/2026 | £ 20,000,000 | 12651502 | View project |
| 12 | St Davids Cardiff Shopping Centre - New City Square Development | Sports | Cardiff | 01/01/2026 | £ 17,000,000 | 12769372 | View project |
| 13 | Moxy Hotel, Central Quay - Phase 2, Plot 1 - 228 Bed Hotel | Hotel & Catering | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 13,944,000 | 12632896 | View project |
| 14 | Parkview Health and Wellbeing Hub | Medical & Healthcare | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 13,000,000 | 12670732 | View project |
| 15 | The Wharf, Schooner Way - Student Accommodation | Residential | Cardiff | 16/08/2026 | £ 12,106,250 | 12802224 | View project |
| 16 | Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - Cardiff Old Library | Education | Cardiff | 28/10/2025 | £ 12,000,000 | 12796111 | View project |
| 17 | Cardiff Central Railway Station - Platform Zero | Civil Engineering | Cardiff | 19/08/2026 | £ 10,000,000 | 12841099 | View project |
| 18 | WAPG Life Sciences, Cardiff Edge Business Park - Offices & Laboratory | Industrial | Cardiff | 01/05/2026 | £ 8,959,500 | 12679161 | View project |
| 19 | Gravity Cardiff, Capitol Centre - Entertainment Centre | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 8,959,200 | 12793140 | View project |
| 20 | Grand Arcade, Cathays - Leisure Development | Sports | Cardiff | 01/02/2026 | £ 8,890,000 | 12792020 | View project |
| 21 | Windsor Court, 109-119 Queen Street - Student Accommodation | Residential | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 8,460,000 | 12549865 | View project |
| 22 | Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf - Special Resource Base Building & Cafe | Education | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 7,300,000 | 12789277 | View project |
| 23 | Howells Of Cardiff - Phase 2 & 3 | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/06/2026 | £ 7,200,000 | 12441002 | View project |
| 24 | Plot 1, Cardiff Peninsula - 77 Senior Living Apartments | Care Residential | Cardiff | 04/06/2026 | £ 5,775,000 | 12809420 | View project |
| 25 | St Teilos High School, Llanedeyrn - 53 Houses | Care Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2026 | £ 5,075,000 | 12799588 | View project |
| 26 | Cardiff Market Renovation & Restoration | Commercial & Retail | Cardiff | 01/01/2026 | £ 5,000,000 | 12711389 | View project |
| 27 | Great Point Studios, Phase 2 - 1 Film Studio | Utilities | Cardiff | 01/07/2026 | £ 5,000,000 | 12686312 | View project |
| 28 | The New Penn - 11 Houses | Residential | Cardiff | 01/03/2026 | £ 4,500,000 | 12749741 | View project |
| 29 | Cardiff West Interchange - Bus Transport Hub & 44 Flats | Residential | Cardiff | 01/10/2025 | £ 4,000,000 | 12234013 | View project |
| 30 | Curran Road, Butetown - Events Venue | Leisure | Cardiff | 01/12/2025 | £ 3,024,000 | 12694818 | View project |
How to use this league table
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